VIDA Diagnostics (Coralville, IA) has been awarded $200,000 in grants to continue developing imaging systems used in the diagnosis and detection of lung diseases such as emphysema and pulmonary fibrosis.

Vida Diagnostics’ founding was based on research performed at the University of Iowa and on core technology licensed from the UI Research Foundation.

The company develops medical imaging and analysis software for assessing lung structure and function. The company takes advantage of advances in lung imaging technology that provide detailed structural and functional information about lung tissue and airways.

The information is used to precisely locate lung abnormalities and determine pathways through the airways and lungs to access them. New non-surgical treatments, which require exact placement of devices, will rely on the enhanced images.

Source: The Gazette 05/05/07: content edited for space